The New York Times pegs the original sin of the U.S. policy in Afghanistan: In hindsight, several current and former administration officials say they have come to believe the decision to turn a blind eye to the warlords and drug traffickers who took advantage of the power vacuum in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, [...]
Archive for August 30, 2009
Compounding the Error
Posted: August 30, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Abdul Rashid Dostum, Afghanistan, counterinsurgency, Haji Mohammed Mohaqiq, Hamid Karzai, Mohammed Qasim Fahim
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